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I decided to do a journal on what I feel are my best works, my worst works and some different works . I'm hoping you'll join in the fun and make a journal on this subject too It's always nice to know what you feel about your artwork. So here are my top 10 favorites (although I'm sure I have more but wanted to keep it down LOL):






The 10 worst (although I'm sure there is more as well)

Too much texture I think.
Filter effect - just a boring piece
I can't even think of what I did here? LOL
The hair looks stupid
boring
another boring one and too dark
He's floating
I just don't like it
Again she's floating
Just doesn't seem alot of work went into it.

And a few out of the box works of mine:

I put this one as it has a deep meaning and most of my works don't have any meaning at all.

You knew this would be coming
I don't normally do avatars
I don't often submit my poetry as I'm no writer!
Another thought provoking one.
Don't normally work with other people's works and especially cartoons
An animation I did, don't usually do these (if you look, you have to click on download)
A real oddball
Sci-fi, not usually into
What can I say?

Well that was fun, now I hope you'll do it too!

Thanks for looking

My favorite Animations


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And sorry for all the journals today, apparently my CSS got messed up, thanks for putting up with me

Dear friends,

I hope you'll read this whole journal or at least the part not about my vacation. But first I will tell you about my vacation It was a very nice time, very relaxing, alot of campfires and enjoying nature. We heard baby crows (they actually sound like crying babies), 3 deer about 1500 yards away from us, rabbits, baby squirrels and the biggest attraction was today as we were sitting by our morning campfire (had to have campfires as the weather was chilly but even if it wasn't, I still love campfires!), out of the corner of my eye, I saw this black object, my first thought was that it was a big dog but as I turned my head to look, it was a black bear!! It was no more than 150 FEET away from us! I didn't have my camera and I was too scared to get up to get my camera! Being that school isn't over, the campground was basically ours for the most part for most of the week but the couple of campers that were down by us didn't even see the bear. We told the campground owner and he was like no way! I thought probably no one believed us. About 30 minutes later there was a state trooper driving around, and we thought maybe the campground owners thought it would be good to check. Well someone else spotted the bears crossing the main road into our campground. So wallah, someone else saw them and the feeling of not being believed passed us by. I thought it was pretty cool about the 3 deer and the other animals, but the black bear was the highlight of our trip.

I was sad to come home.....even though the weather wasn't the best, I felt at peace at doing much of nothing and not being bored of it like I am at home. As soon as I got home, I got bored. Sure I have tons of things to put away, lots and lots of laundry to do but that will be done and then what?

Which comes to my next section that I hope you'll all understand and forgive me. I'm deleting all messages...all artworks, all journals.....I just don't have the strength to go through them all. So first, this is my generic thank you to all of you who left me comments on my recent works and for all who fav'ed my works, I truly appreciate it. But DA is becoming a chore to me and I'm not liking being here much, nor do I have ambition to make any artworks. The few I've been submitting lately I have to literally force myself to do them just for something to do! You ask, well what will I do if I don't do artwork........well I know one thing I am going to do.....I'm going to walk on my treadmill alot. I am so out of shape it's pathetic. And I'm not just talking about being heavy, I'm talking about being able to do things. I did alot of walking the first couple of days and my legs felt like they were going to break. My muscles are still very tight...I honestly think my muscles are atrophied (I think that's the word I'm looking for). Nah, that won't take me all day but I just don't want to make any works anymore. In the event I do, I'll be turning off comments as I will not be making comments on your works either. No offense please. I'll take a look and if I like it enough, I'll fav it but that's about all. I'll only respond to journals from now on if they hold something that I feel may need my two cents. I appreciate all of you who have supported me through my time on DA but really I have had enough of it. But because I care for some of you, I don't want to lose touch completely. So maybe you'll get a note from me here and there.

So I'm not saying I'm leaving DA, I won't do that cos maybe in time I might feel different but right now I am sick of my computer which has been my life for the last 6 years. I need to find something else to do and a good place for me to start is to take care of myself and get stronger. And maybe I'll lose a few pounds in the mean time. If only I had the strength to quit smoking too. If only life could be one big vacation from reality *sigh*


Lori